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Chelsea complete £62.4m Quenda and Essugo double signing

Getty Images3 minutes agoChelsea have completed the double signing of Sporting midfielders Geovany Quenda and Dario Essugo for a combined fee of around £62.4m, the Portuguese club have said.Winger Quenda, 17, will join Chelsea for a fee of up to £4

Conditions hurt Arsenal as Wright says pitch a ‘disgrace’

Reuters21 minutes agoArsenal boss Renee Slegers says the "next step for women's football" is to have better pitches after Gunners legend Ian Wright described the surface at Real Madrid's Estadio Alfredo di Stefano as a "disgrace".Wright made his feel

‘The party’s not over yet’ – inside Newcastle’s celebrations

5 hours agoI don't even know what time I left Wembley after Sunday's Carabao Cup final, it was that kind of night.Along with my son Will and daughter Chloe, we went straight from the stadium to party in Boxpark on Wembley Way and celebrate with the N

Howe’s history men to go down in Newcastle folklore

Getty ImagesPhil McNultyChief football writer at Wembley3 hours ago860 CommentsThe tears flowed and the joy was unconfined as Newcastle United finally exorcised the ghosts of 56 years of failure on a Wembley stage that has haunted them most.When refe

‘Chelsea win round one but Man City retain belief’

Getty ImagesEmma SandersBBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Pride Park6 hours ago347 CommentsOne match down, three to go - and it was Chelsea who came out on top against Manchester City in the first meeting of a quickfire four-game run.With

I have to earn right to sing national anthem – Tuchel

Getty Images1 hour agoEngland manager Thomas Tuchel says he has to "earn the right" to sing the national anthem.Tuchel, 51, named his 26-man squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia on Friday and said he will not sing Go

‘I’m proud of him’ – Dorgu’s display of sportsmanship

Getty Images18 minutes agoIt was a remarkable display of sportsmanship.With Manchester United leading their Europa League last-16 tie with Real Sociedad 2-1 on the night and 3-2 on aggregate, the Red Devils were awarded a penalty.It was their third s

Alvarez spot-kick ruled out for double touch

Alvarez spot-kick ruled out for double touchThere was an errorThis content is not available in your location.Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez has his penalty kick disallowed for a double touch on the ball after slipping over in the shootout against R

Man Utd’s new stadium – 11 key questions

Foster + Partners11 March 2025, 16:24 GMT2145 CommentsUpdated 3 hours agoManchester United have announced ambitious plans to build a new £2bn 100,000-capacity stadium close to their current home at Old Trafford.Red Devils co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe

‘Some Man Utd players not good enough & overpaid’

Dan RoanSports editor10 March 2025, 18:00 GMT1978 CommentsUpdated 3 hours agoSome Manchester United players are "not good enough" and some are "overpaid", the club's co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says.Midfielder Casemiro, striker Rasmus Hojlund, goalkee

Missed opportunity as trophy pressure grows on Arteta

Getty ImagesPhil McNultyChief football writer at Old Trafford1 hour ago468 CommentsMikel Arteta's 200th Premier League game as Arsenal manager was not so much a celebration as a wake for another title challenge that fell short.Arsenal's nearly men pr

‘The first of three finals’ – how good can Liverpool’s season be?

Getty ImagesEmlyn BegleyBBC Sport journalist at Anfield3 hours ago452 Comments"The first of three finals," is how Arne Slot described Liverpool's 3-1 comeback win over Southampton to go 16 points clear in the Premier League.The Reds now face a Champi

I won’t get time Arteta had at Arsenal – Amorim

Sean KearnsBBC Sport7 hours ago1046 CommentsManchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says the club will not give him the time that Mikel Arteta was afforded to change fortunes at Arsenal.Spaniard Arteta replaced Unai Emery as Arsenal manager in Dece

Rangers fan dies in Istanbul before Fenerbahce game

Rangers fan dies in Istanbul ahead of matchRangers play Fenerbahce in a Europa League tie on Thursday night.A Rangers fan has died in a road accident in Istanbul ahead of the club's match in the Turkish city.The club said it was "devastated" to have

Home Nations to make joint bid to host 2035 Women’s World Cup

Getty Images59 minutes agoThe Football Associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales have expressed their intention to submit a joint bid to host the 2035 Women's World Cup.The announcement follows a decision by world governing body F